Sunnistan, Shiastan and Kurdistan
![Approximate areas of ethno-religious groups' majority regions (Sunni Arabs in green, Shia Arabs in dark green, and Kurds in yellow; minorities in grey).](/Images/godic/202502/14/Sunnistan,_Shiastan_and_Kurdistan5410.png")
It has been proposed by international powers that Syria and Iraq be divided into Sunnistan, Shiastan and Kurdistan. Sunnistan would become a Sunni Arab state in northwest Iraq and eastern Syria, Shiastan a Shia Arab state in southeast Iraq, and Kurdistan in northern Syria and northern Iraq. Some experts support the creation of a Sunnistan.